PLANTS Profile for Polygonum careyi (Carey's smartweed)

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Polygonum careyi Olney
Carey's smartweed

Symbol:

POCA8

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Persicaria careyi

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 668. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Polygonum careyi Olney

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Synonyms:
Polygonum careyi Olney

PECA30

Persicaria careyi (Olney) Greene

Distribution:
Polygonum careyi Olney


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum careyi Olney

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum careyi Olney

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Polygonum L. – knotweed
Species	Polygonum careyi Olney – Carey's smartweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonum careyi Olney

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Carey's smartweed		Endangered
Indiana:
Carey's smartweed		Threatened
Michigan:
Carey's smartweed		Threatened
New York:
Carey's smartweed		Threatened
Ohio:
Carey's smartweed		Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
Carey's smartweed		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum careyi Olney

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum careyi Olney

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20851.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 04:32 AM MDT